The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-18

The citizens Of Rockville and Clinton, Ind. /,
are working vigorously 20 secure the Indian.
Midland road, they having the promise of il If
liberal subsidies on the line voted
The proposition of the L.. ". A. &c C. manage
ment to build hospital for the benefit of the
employees OF the road Is taking definite shape.
Monon probably will be selected for its location.
The Evansville e. Terre Haute road is daily
sending north from the Alum Cave coal mines
some thirty loads Of coal. The entire product of
these mines has thus far gone TO Chicago or
Milwaukee
Leslie Farmer general passenger agent of the
pected West to-day to spend a few days, COM
bining business with pleasure. His family ac-
company him.
There is to be sharp competition, it is learned.
for the restaurant of the new Union Depot Be-
sides the Dinner Bros, there two of the
leading depot restaurant men of the country en-
deavoring to secure the lease.
Negotiations are pending between the L., n.
A. g. G. and the c., III. g. D. for the putting on
q line of through coaches between Indianapolis
and South Bend via Frankfort to secure a share
OF the Lake Maxinkuckee travel
w. Fl, Trego, general manager, and w. H.
Synder, superintendent of the Baltimore G. Ohio
Express, are to be in the city today and il is
expected more will be made known regarding
their intentions of putting on messengers over
the Vandalia.
The Wabash is giving the Lake Erie & West
ern the cold shoulder. All freight destined to
Indianapolis and this immediate territory. and
tHtlnclDnati, 6DlDDoO from points west OF f6ru,
Is billed via Lafayette and is brought south over
the c., l., ST. l.. & c.
Within the last three days fifty FIVE carloads
OF cattle for export have passed Through here A
portion Of them were brought in over the l., b.
Il W. from Peoria, and the rest from points on
the C., l., St. l.. & c. It is said there are to be
still further large shipments of this character.
The L., N. A e. G. announce that they are
now in shane to take Blue-linc business at any
point on their lines. Until yesterday they were
not attem pting to take much bust ness except at
Indianapolis and Louisville Now tho inter-
state law seems to have lost it's terrors to them.
Superintendents Sherwood, of the c., l., St
L. s. c., and Burrows, of the /. g. st. L., and
Train-masters Allen and Cook, of the same
roads, held a conference. yesterday, and per-
fected the running arrangements between St
Louis and Cincinnati, which 60 into effect
Sunday next
Albert Fink, ex-commissioner Of the trunk
line pool. now general manager OF the affairs of
the trunk lines in joint capacity, Fl. Raymond,
OF the Southern Pacific, and Milton Smith, of
the Louisville &c Nashville. are all said to ap-
prove Of the stand the commission has taken on
the fourth section of the interstate law.
Chas. Nelson, general superintendent Of the
C., H. e. ID. and the Vandala, is in the city aud
will remain VI I'll noon to-day. He is gradually
learning the ropes the Vandalia and already
has his new work we'll in hand. To-day he will
consider some proposed changes and improve
ments, looking to the cutting down Of the ex-
penses at this point
Vice-commissioner Daniels, of the Central
Traffic Association, is in Washington telling the
CONF issioners what he knows regarding the
commission boycott He probably knows but
little about il, as il is the Indianapolis roads
which have suffered through it's effects and the
Chicago roads, where he makes his headquar-
ters, have been benefited.
The e., H. e. D., since the first of the mouth
has received three of the heavy freight engines
recently ordered from the Rhode Island locomo-
tive works, and will next week receive three
more. These engines weigh fifty-two tons and
have q 1924 cylinder. This company also re-
Barney & Smith are building for them.
At the meeting of the Frankfort City Council
Thursday evening, ordinance was passed
donating S.. 900 to the Toledo, Cincinnati & Kan
depot at that place. The proposed building will
be lone OF the finest" and will contain the di-
vision Offices Of this railroad Extensive prepara-
tons are being made for the widening Of the
gauge on the Goth.
The good people of Peru are still feeling
over the Lake Erie & Western securing control
of the l., z. & c. road, mainly because they
found ii necessary to reduce the force in the
shops until they took bearings and decided what
amount of work should be done there. The Pc
ruvians now threaten to build thirty miles of
road, which will bring them in connection with
other roads at Marion.
An effort is to be made to get the l., B. 81 w.
out of the hands of a receiver within the next
thirty days. The attorneys of the company
have the preliminarles of the reorganization
well advanced. The road starts off in better
shape financially than at any time in its history,
and will doubtless earn its fixed charges. operat-
Ing expenses and leave q surplus for dividends
to the holders of preferred stock
There was a very damaging wreck on the Van
cala railroad, near Brazil, yesterday afternoon.
shat completely stopped traffic over the road for
lhe remainder OF the day. Two coal trains col
iided in the mining district, and ten fifteen
loaded cars were torn from their trucks and
piled on the track. No one injured. The
fast mail trains of the road passed over the l. 81
st. l.. from Terre Haute during the afternoon.
truce has been established between
the L., ID. e. s. and the c., l., St. L. & c., and
the latter has raised the blockade on the cross
ting which the l., ID. & s. attempted to lay on
Saturday last 1t is understood that the matter
will rest as it now is until the return of NJ. E.
ingalls,, president of the c., L., St. L. & c., who
Is still in Europe. Tine impression prevails that
his return there will be stirring up of things
generally, several things have taken place
during his absence he will not approve of.
Tacony is at present the great receiving point
for ties for the Pennsylvania railroad Every
day over 2, 900 are unoaded at that place. and it
is estimated that before the end of the season
100 vessels will have brought over 300, 900 ties
for use the various lines of the great railroad
system. The larger portion of these ties are
brought from Virginia on canal boats and
schooners These divided into three grades
she best oak costing the company about 10 cents
D slightly inferior quality 80 cents and the third
elass which are used only on sidings, ranging in
value from 20 to 30 cents.
d. Hill. superintendent and Chief Engineer
Perry. of the Like Erie g. Western. spent yes
terday in the city looking over matters. Chief
Engineer Perry says work on their new block
will be begun by July /. and it is the intention
Of the company to, as far as practicable. award
the contracts for the work to Indianapolis par
ties The iron work, which will cost some
"a 900, will be done by Hetherington &SBerner.
Superintendent Hill says something must be
ione to improve their facilities for handling
freight at this point. and the freight depot will
probably be enlarged. and outer yard with
ample side-tracks established.
General and miscellaneous
Some seven hundred tons of tea and silks
now er route from San Francisco to New York.
The Central Pacific road has opened a new
eoute between San Francisco and Santa Fe. Civ
Ing rates to Santa Fe via Ogden aud the Denver
& Rio Grande road.
The A. L. & S. F. has just expended in pur-
chasing gronnd at St. Joseph, Mo, some $780,